braun@drivax.UUCP (06/04/87)
At the risk of sounding Facist.... I was wondering if there were a way I could monitor postings of users at my site. The main reason is just curiosity. I like to know what people think in general and am interested in discussing it with them. Since they are posting to an open forum, I assume that they would have no objection to it. I also feel a certain responsibility to my employer: they are barely aware of this forum, and the ability the users have to post information with such a wide distribution. Since I am the admin of this machine and have been most adamant in sustaining our news services, I feel most responsible for what our users post. So I have two questions: 1) How can I achieve this? 2) Should I do this? Thanx, -- kral 408/647-6112 ...amdahl!drivax!braun "Dream lightyears... Challenge miles... Walk in steps" DISCLAIMER: If DRI knew I was saying this stuff, they would shut me d~-~oxx
chuq@plaid.UUCP (06/08/87)
Oh, I'll be this starts the flames.... >At the risk of sounding Facist.... > >I was wondering if there were a way I could monitor postings of users at my >site. >So I have two questions: > >1) How can I achieve this? The easiest way to do this is to set up a special site in your sys file with a flag of 'L' (all local postings). Since you can send a message to an arbitary program, simply have this entry send it to mail, and have mail stick it in your mailbox. I've done this in the past when I was monitoring all outgoing messages from a site I ran. >2) Should I do this? There is no reason why you shouldn't -- you, as admin, are responsible for what the users post, both to the net and to your management. It's impossible to watch all of the groups, so this is a way of making sure your users (1) aren't posting proprietary or other restricted information, and (2) aren't being total idiots and ruining the reputation of your site and the company that sponsors it. It is their responsibility to be professional on the net. It is your responsibility to make srue they don't forget theirs. Seems pretty clear cut to me, but I expect the free-speechers (who tend to not understand what they're talkinga bout...) will scream and yell anyway. chuq Chuq Von Rospach chuq@sun.COM Delphi: CHUQ Now, where did my ex-wife put my Fairy Dust?